Getting Rid of Pigeons

[KevDen2005]

I have pigeons that keep building nests under my solar panels. What is the best way to get rid of these flying rodents. I actually do not care about anything humane, which is what constantly comes up on search engines.

[Irving]

Could you just install some hardware cloth around the sides so they can't get in, but water can still run through? That seems like it'd be the most easy, because as long as there is a good place to build a nest/spend the night, something is going to want to get in there.

[KevDen2005]

Could you just install some hardware cloth around the sides so they can't get in, but water can still run through? That seems like it'd be the most easy, because as long as there is a good place to build a nest/spend the night, something is going to want to get in there.


I thought about just getting chicken wire and rolling it up and just putting under the panels all the way around, that way lots of air and water can still get through but really birds shouldn't be able to.

[Grant H.]

Chicken wire, or similar, is going to be your best bet.

My parents had pigeons in their barn for years. They built nests up in the eaves, and made a mess out of everything. All three of us boys had BB guns and were given free reign of killing them. We then moved on to shotguns once we were a little older, but we couldn't keep up.

Stretching chicken wire across all of their nesting areas has cut down on the pigeons even coming around, to the point that there aren't any nests now. We still go over with shotguns every once in a while to remind the little bastards why they don't want to live in the sheds or hay stacks.

[Wulf202]

I have been fighting them for years. Pellet gun after dusk has been my best results. Also had some success with live traps to work while I'm not there. Be sure to bait them with good stuff they know and eat. If you remember I live just down from some grain silos so I get a new batch every year.

Don't get soft on babies either.

[ray1970]

We just put up fake owls to scare them off.

[KevDen2005]

We just put up fake owls to scare them off.

Does that really work?

[KevDen2005]

I have been fighting them for years. Pellet gun after dusk has been my best results. Also had some success with live traps to work while I'm not there. Be sure to bait them with good stuff they know and eat. If you remember I live just down from some grain silos so I get a new batch every year.

Don't get soft on babies either.


Will do. I got a pellet gun for the stragglers.

[TFOGGER]

Just take off and nuke the site from orbit, it's the only way to be sure...

[KevDen2005]

Just take off and nuke the site from orbit, it's the only way to be sure...


Hmmm, I am considering it, but do you think it might be a bit overkill? What is the option right before Nuke?

[StagLefty]

I worked as a steeplejack in my younger days back east. We used a specific caulking in nesting areas that stuck to their feet and feathers or an aluminum stripping that was like razor wire that prevented them from nesting. These methods were used because we couldn't poison them or shoot them in the locations we serviced.
One of the funniest things I remember was a pastor asking me if the caulking really worked and a pigeon landing close to us with wings gunked up from the caulking. That answered his question.

[TFOGGER]

Hmmm, I am considering it, but do you think it might be a bit overkill? What is the option right before Nuke?

Maybe some of these, around the edges of the panels?

http://www.walmart.com/ip/46430068?wmlspartner=wlpa&adid=22222222227034495502&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=75277619072&wl4=&wl5=pla&wl6=146028466592&veh=sem

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[KevDen2005]

Maybe some of these, around the edges of the panels?

http://www.walmart.com/ip/46430068?wmlspartner=wlpa&adid=22222222227034495502&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=75277619072&wl4=&wl5=pla&wl6=146028466592&veh=sem
(http://www.walmart.com/ip/46430068?wmlspartner=wlpa&adid=22222222227034495502&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=75277619072&wl4=&wl5=pla&wl6=146028466592&veh=sem)

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So you're saying the order of attack response goes from little pigeon spikes to a nuke? Nothing in between?

I will check them out

[Irving]

So you're saying the order of attack response goes from little pigeon spikes to a nuke? Nothing in between?

I will check them out

Well, razor wire is in between.

[TFOGGER]

The neighbors might react poorly to a flame thrower...not to mention the potential for collateral damage...

[Wulf202]

Maybe some of these, around the edges of the panels?

http://www.walmart.com/ip/46430068?wmlspartner=wlpa&adid=22222222227034495502&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=75277619072&wl4=&wl5=pla&wl6=146028466592&veh=sem

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Warning. Perfect home for small birds. They nest between the spikes as predator protection its perfect For sparrows

[KevDen2005]

Warning. Perfect home for small birds. They nest between the spikes as predator protection its perfect For sparrows


These damn animals and their intelligence. Screw it, flame thrower it is.

[BushMasterBoy]

http://www.bird-x.com/quadblaster-qb-4-products-82.php?page_id=103g

We go one of these for the garage, doves hate it. I got tired of them crapping over everything. Was on ebay "used" for about $65.

Just wonder if it will fit under panels, or maybe use a different model. Watch out for the "avian" flu virus, can be found in bird droppings.

[Great-Kazoo]

Hmmm, I am considering it, but do you think it might be a bit overkill? What is the option right before Nuke?

Draw a line in the sand, it works for politicians

[davsel]

Warning. Perfect home for small birds. They nest between the spikes as predator protection its perfect For sparrows

First lightening strike should clear them out.

[newracer]

Fake owls will work for a while until they figure out the owl never moves. Noises work until they get used to it.

[BushMasterBoy]

The noise repellers have a programmable noise control. You have to experiment to find the optimum annoyance to the birds you are dealing with.